# NTSB IAD74AI017: Bell 206A, N6294N, Beltsville, MD, September 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1973
- Place: Beltsville, MD · BELTSVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.0399° N, 76.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beltsville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0399&lon=-76.9204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3105  73/9/18    BELTSVILLE,MD       BELL 206A           CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1010
        TIME - 1617                    N6294N              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 491 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDREWS AFBASE,MD           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- IMPROPER AUTOROTATION PROC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6294N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6294N-1973-11-28), registration cancelled 1973-11-28, S/N 154 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730918033199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730918033199A), Sep 18, 1973: Bell 206B1, Beltsville, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Improper autorotation proc.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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